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kinda in doghouse

Today (Sunday) is my wife's 65th birthday, a milestone. I never know what to get her for gifts. She is a bell collector and I'll give one or two if I can find good ones. But the bell thing does get old. Due to her changing.....er....shape... it is difficult to buy clothes. She wears almost no jewelry and things I have bought in years past sit unused in a box. So, I have started just giving cash, as much as my small budget will allow. Well, now I'm in the doghouse because she said she wanted to go on a cruise. I knew that. But my tiny budget wouldn't rent a jon boat for the creek down the hill. Oh, well. She had a flat the other day and I did buy her a new tire. Does that count?

Hi Frank ,
How about a day or two cruise on the Delta Queen up or down the Mississippi? Would that fit? You may have to forget the budget and bite one of your old bullets?
Good luck!
Shaz

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Today (Sunday) is my wife's 65th birthday, a milestone. I never know what to get her for gifts. She is a bell collector and I'll give one or two if I can find good ones. But the bell thing does get old. Due to her changing.....er....shape... it is difficult to buy clothes. She wears almost no jewelry and things I have bought in years past sit unused in a box. So, I have started just giving cash, as much as my small budget will allow. Well, now I'm in the doghouse because she said she wanted to go on a cruise. I knew that. But my tiny budget wouldn't rent a jon boat for the creek down the hill. Oh, well. She had a flat the other day and I did buy her a new tire. Does that count?

NO!!! NO!!! NO!!! It DEFINITELY DOESN'T Count, Frank. I can speak with authority on this subject, because about 5 years ago I thought that for a change I would splurge on something "Practical" for a gift for the LOML's birthday, and get her something she really Needed Or could use regularly. While perusing the subject for the proper gift, I happened to notice that the tires on her car were beginning to show a good bit of wear so I sneaked out in her car one Saturday morning while she was sleeping in, and bought her a full set of high mile rated (& High Dollar) Bridgestones and Proudly announced to her when she got up, that she should go out front and see her birthday present. I have only recently quit being reminded of that event as she mentions that to her friends and acquaintences, with, "Well......at least YOUR Husband didn't get you TIRES for your birthday"......... (and that wasn't even the only thing I bought her for that Birthday either).

On the other hand, I spent less than 20% of that amount for one of her Xmas presents this year and got her a ticket to a George Strait Concert, and that was a Real Hit.

the LOML and I are still 'newlyweds' but have been together long enough (going on 9 years this time around). I learned a long time ago that I'm not going to get it 'right', but that I had better buy something for valentines and her birthday...

This year I thought I'd pamper her a bit so I just popped in to Bed Bath & Beyond for a hit on the wallet. I hope she likes the selection I picked out... I like the scents I picked at least, so I'll know when she's using them.